The Bongistani news reporting about this whole tariff business is unhinged, as are the vast majority of the commenters. "Orange Hitler is ruining the world! He's no ally! What about us?! He's ruining global trade!". Nobody seems able to grasp the idea that Donald is the president because Americans voted for him to at least try and improve the lives of Americans.
There's such a disconnect it's insane. In the UK news right now, one of the last steel plants remaining (which is mostly owned by Chinese anyway) is being closed down due to it being unprofitable. Why is this? Yes, Western labour is expensive as are health and safety requirements, but maybe if the Chinese steel wasn't so cheap and there was some sort of encouragement to buy UK steel the plant wouldn't be closing. Now that's a ton of skilled workers out of a job, skills that will be lost forever.
That's only one industry. What if, instead of having a country where a huge part of the economy hinges on services and other bullshit, restored all industry to within their own borders? Higher skilled workers with more job satisfaction, insulation from others holding you to ransom like Russia with gas and China with rare elements, and perhaps higher exports if it's higher quality than the chink shit we tolerate now.
I am incredibly jealous I live in a near totalitarian state, run by a complete faggot with no chance of anyone with a spine being elected due to our voting system, while the US is undergoing its resurrection. Fucking sucks.
